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🫙 From Hive Scrapings to Tincture

Interactive 3D extraction-lab scene where adjusting solvent type and extraction time on simulated propolis scrapings changes the yield and purity of the resulting tincture.

Society & Economics3DModerate60 FPS

Ground propolis scrapings macerate inside a glass jar as solvent, time and temperature pull the resin into solution, leaving insoluble wax behind as sediment on the jar floor.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Extraction follows a diminishing-returns curve set by the solvent's resin-dissolving power, with warmth and daily agitation both speeding how fast a batch approaches its solvent-specific ceiling on yield and purity.

🎮 How to Use

Pick a solvent, extraction time and temperature, and toggle daily agitation. Watch chunks shrink and sink, wax sediment build up, and the tincture darken as dissolved resin yield and purity update live.

💡 Did You Know?

Because propolis wax barely dissolves in ethanol, straining a finished tincture through cloth or filter paper is standard practice — the leftover wax cake is often re-melted for candles or polish.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 3D extraction-lab scene where adjusting solvent type and extraction time on simulated propolis scrapings changes the yield and purity of the resulting tincture.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install